Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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